Albornoz turned and waved a cheery farewell to his mother standing on the threshold of their house. She returned the gesture, resplendent in her customary lace bonnet and crisp white ruff.
‘I must make haste. Mother says that Father Gelmiro has a busy day ahead with his many duties to perform. I wager he’ll be meeting important people of the town in order to…’
‘I must make haste. Mother says that Father Gelmiro has a busy day ahead with his many duties to perform. I wager he’ll be meeting important people of the town in order to…’The boy’s thoughts were incomplete. Gelmiro had told him of but a few activities associated with his position, but he yearned to know more. ‘What must it be like…in the cathedral, before the people of my town…’
‘What must it be like…in the cathedral, before the
